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''truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...'' (formerly titled ''The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest...'') is a program on [=truTV=], "highlighting" [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the world's dumbest criminals, drivers, brawlers, animal encounters, etc.]], with celebrity commentary. Produced by Meetinghouse Productions originally for The Smoking Gun, a site profiling known criminals and many celebrities such as Creator/DannyBonaduce and Creator/LeifGarrett, who also were regular emcees on the show. Other emcees include Bryan Callen, Frank Stallone, UsefulNotes/TonyaHarding, Judy Gold, Creator/Todd Bridges, Brad Loekle, Creator/Gary Busey, Ted Jessup, Nick [=DiPaolo=], Daisy Gardner, Chelsea Peretti, John Enos, Chuck Nice, Roger Lodge, Loni Love, Daniel Baldwin, Mike Trainor, Kevin and Tom [=McCaffrey=], Jaime Andrews, Marianne Sierk, Michael Loftus, Mike Britt, Brendan Walsh, Greg Wilson, Billy Kimball, Chris Fairbanks, Rachel Feinstein, and Jamie Lee. In 2013, the series experienced an [[{{Retool}} overhaul]], letting go a number of the aforementioned emcees, and bringing in new additions to the roster, including Amanda Landry, Mike O'Gorman, and Creator/Gilbert Gottfried.

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''truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...'' (formerly titled ''The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest...'') is a program on [=truTV=], "highlighting" [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the world's dumbest criminals, drivers, brawlers, animal encounters, etc.]], with celebrity commentary. Produced by Meetinghouse Productions originally for The Smoking Gun, a site profiling known criminals and many celebrities such as Creator/DannyBonaduce and Creator/LeifGarrett, who also were regular emcees on the show. Other emcees include Bryan Callen, Frank Stallone, UsefulNotes/TonyaHarding, Judy Gold, Creator/Todd Bridges, Creator/ToddBridges, Brad Loekle, Creator/Gary Busey, Creator/GaryBusey, Ted Jessup, Nick [=DiPaolo=], Daisy Gardner, Chelsea Peretti, John Enos, Chuck Nice, Roger Lodge, Loni Love, Daniel Baldwin, Mike Trainor, Kevin and Tom [=McCaffrey=], Jaime Andrews, Marianne Sierk, Michael Loftus, Mike Britt, Brendan Walsh, Greg Wilson, Billy Kimball, Chris Fairbanks, Rachel Feinstein, and Jamie Lee. In 2013, the series experienced an [[{{Retool}} overhaul]], letting go a number of the aforementioned emcees, and bringing in new additions to the roster, including Amanda Landry, Mike O'Gorman, and Creator/Gilbert Gottfried.
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''truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...'' (formerly titled ''The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest...'') is a program on [=truTV=], "highlighting" [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the world's dumbest criminals, drivers, brawlers, animal encounters, etc.]], with celebrity commentary. Produced by Meetinghouse Productions originally for The Smoking Gun, a site profiling known criminals and many celebrities such as Creator/DannyBonaduce and Creator/LeifGarrett, who also were regular emcees on the show. Other emcees include Bryan Callen, Frank Stallone, UsefulNotes/TonyaHarding, Judy Gold, [[Series/DiffrentStrokes Todd Bridges]], Brad Loekle, Gary Busey, Ted Jessup, Nick [=DiPaolo=], Daisy Gardner, Chelsea Peretti, John Enos, Chuck Nice, Roger Lodge, Loni Love, Daniel Baldwin, Mike Trainor, Kevin and Tom [=McCaffrey=], Jaime Andrews, Marianne Sierk, Michael Loftus, Mike Britt, Brendan Walsh, Greg Wilson, Billy Kimball, Chris Fairbanks, Rachel Feinstein, and Jamie Lee. In 2013, the series experienced an [[{{Retool}} overhaul]], letting go a number of the aforementioned emcees, and bringing in new additions to the roster, including Amanda Landry, Mike O'Gorman, and Gilbert Gottfried.

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''truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...'' (formerly titled ''The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest...'') is a program on [=truTV=], "highlighting" [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the world's dumbest criminals, drivers, brawlers, animal encounters, etc.]], with celebrity commentary. Produced by Meetinghouse Productions originally for The Smoking Gun, a site profiling known criminals and many celebrities such as Creator/DannyBonaduce and Creator/LeifGarrett, who also were regular emcees on the show. Other emcees include Bryan Callen, Frank Stallone, UsefulNotes/TonyaHarding, Judy Gold, [[Series/DiffrentStrokes Todd Bridges]], Creator/Todd Bridges, Brad Loekle, Gary Creator/Gary Busey, Ted Jessup, Nick [=DiPaolo=], Daisy Gardner, Chelsea Peretti, John Enos, Chuck Nice, Roger Lodge, Loni Love, Daniel Baldwin, Mike Trainor, Kevin and Tom [=McCaffrey=], Jaime Andrews, Marianne Sierk, Michael Loftus, Mike Britt, Brendan Walsh, Greg Wilson, Billy Kimball, Chris Fairbanks, Rachel Feinstein, and Jamie Lee. In 2013, the series experienced an [[{{Retool}} overhaul]], letting go a number of the aforementioned emcees, and bringing in new additions to the roster, including Amanda Landry, Mike O'Gorman, and Gilbert Creator/Gilbert Gottfried.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=3GUlpLx3JZE Clip #14]] from "Brawlers 13" featured a group of guys from Canada playing a game of "Rock, Paper, Balls"--which is basically Rock-Paper-Scissors except the contestants are blindfolded with pillowcases, and the loser receives a nutshot from the host.
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''truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...'' (formerly titled ''The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest...'') is a program on [=truTV=], "highlighting" [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the world's dumbest criminals, drivers, brawlers, animal encounters, etc.]], with celebrity commentary. Originally produced by The Smoking Gun, a site profiling known criminals and many celebrities such as Creator/DannyBonaduce and Creator/LeifGarrett, who also were regular emcees on the show. Other emcees include Bryan Callen, Frank Stallone, UsefulNotes/TonyaHarding, Judy Gold, [[Series/DiffrentStrokes Todd Bridges]], Brad Loekle, Gary Busey, Ted Jessup, Nick [=DiPaolo=], Daisy Gardner, Chelsea Peretti, John Enos, Chuck Nice, Roger Lodge, Loni Love, Daniel Baldwin, Mike Trainor, Kevin and Tom [=McCaffrey=], Jaime Andrews, Marianne Sierk, Michael Loftus, Mike Britt, Brendan Walsh, Greg Wilson, Billy Kimball, Chris Fairbanks, Rachel Feinstein, and Jamie Lee. In 2013, the series experienced an [[{{Retool}} overhaul]], letting go a number of the aforementioned emcees, and bringing in new additions to the roster, including Amanda Landry, Mike O'Gorman, and Gilbert Gottfried.

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''truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...'' (formerly titled ''The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest...'') is a program on [=truTV=], "highlighting" [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the world's dumbest criminals, drivers, brawlers, animal encounters, etc.]], with celebrity commentary. Originally produced Produced by Meetinghouse Productions originally for The Smoking Gun, a site profiling known criminals and many celebrities such as Creator/DannyBonaduce and Creator/LeifGarrett, who also were regular emcees on the show. Other emcees include Bryan Callen, Frank Stallone, UsefulNotes/TonyaHarding, Judy Gold, [[Series/DiffrentStrokes Todd Bridges]], Brad Loekle, Gary Busey, Ted Jessup, Nick [=DiPaolo=], Daisy Gardner, Chelsea Peretti, John Enos, Chuck Nice, Roger Lodge, Loni Love, Daniel Baldwin, Mike Trainor, Kevin and Tom [=McCaffrey=], Jaime Andrews, Marianne Sierk, Michael Loftus, Mike Britt, Brendan Walsh, Greg Wilson, Billy Kimball, Chris Fairbanks, Rachel Feinstein, and Jamie Lee. In 2013, the series experienced an [[{{Retool}} overhaul]], letting go a number of the aforementioned emcees, and bringing in new additions to the roster, including Amanda Landry, Mike O'Gorman, and Gilbert Gottfried.
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* StupidCrooks: The original reason for the show's existence. Any episode labelled as "Criminals" (or later, "Outlaws") are entirely these people. What's even more is that it currently provides the page image.

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* StupidCrooks: The original reason for the show's existence. Any episode labelled as "Criminals" (or later, "Outlaws") are entirely these people. What's even more is that it currently provides the page image.
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* TheHelpHelpingThemselves: One clip shows a housekeeper caught on camera stealing from her client... who's a police detective.
-->'''Kevin:''' Stealing from a detective? That's so dumb, it might actually work! Oh, wait, it didn't? Never mind.
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---> "Okay! I'll tell you where the missile codes are! Just please stop playing that song!"

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---> "Okay! -->'''Mike O'Gorman:''' Okay! I'll tell you where the missile codes are! Just please stop playing that song!"song!
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* DoorDumb: A lot of people on the "Criminals" lists end up falling into this category, either forgetting to push instead of pulling and vice versa, or in one case, ending up banging their heads on a glass door.

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* GroinAttack: In "World's Dumbest Record Breakers 6," an Englishman tries to set a record for the most nut-shots. [[ShareTheMalePain Just]] ''watching'' is painful.

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* GroinAttack: In Plenty of nut-shots can be found throughout many of the clips, especially in the Daredevils and Thrillseekers episodes.
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"World's Dumbest Record Breakers 6," an Englishman tries to set a record for the most nut-shots. [[ShareTheMalePain Just]] ''watching'' is painful.painful.
**One clip from "Thrillseekers 8" has a guy take a Halloween-themed nut-shot machine to the extreme--by swinging a pumpkin suspended from underneath a stepladder right in his nuts. When the pumpkin successfully hits his nether region on the second try, not only do the usual results occur, but the stepladder also falls on the man's face, resulting in a broken nose, severed lip and two broken teeth.
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** One man, before eating the world's hottest pepper as a test of endurance, warns the viewer: "Don't try this at home... I'm a trained black ass professional." It doesn't end well.

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** One man, before eating the world's hottest pepper (three of them, no less) as a test of endurance, warns the viewer: "Don't try this at home... I'm a trained black ass professional." It doesn't end well.
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** The cast members, and once or twice Danny himself, will ''never'' let us forget that he was arrested for punching out a transvestite hooker way back in 1991. It was even made into an animated sketch, with Danny himself narrating.

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** The cast members, and once or twice Danny himself, will ''never'' let us forget that he was arrested for punching out a transvestite hooker way back in 1991. It was even made into an animated sketch, sketch in "Brawlers 13", with Danny himself narrating.

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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: Many amateur "daredevil" attempts end with the performer hurt and humiliated despite, sometimes, taking precautions.
* GoodBadGirl:

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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: Many amateur "daredevil" attempts end with the performer hurt and humiliated despite, sometimes, taking precautions.
precautions.
* GoodBadGirl: GoodBadGirl:
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** Amanda, introduced in Season 16, damn near personifies this trope perfectly. During just her first appearance on the show, she appeared in two commercials-- one was for the "World's Dumbest" smartphone app (replacing Mike Trainor in the beginning). The other commercial was a new one in which she urged fans to follow the show on Twitter and tweet comments, on the grounds that, if they do, "[She] might just tweet [them] back. ''[[WinkDing wink]]''" She also has a tendency to wear nothing less revealing than a tank top, and it took her about three episodes to tease taking her top off.

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** Amanda, introduced in Season 16, mid-Season 15, damn near personifies this trope perfectly. During just her first appearance on the show, she appeared in two commercials-- one was for the "World's Dumbest" smartphone app (replacing Mike Trainor in the beginning). The other commercial was a new one in which she urged fans to follow the show on Twitter and tweet comments, on the grounds that, if they do, "[She] might just tweet [them] back. ''[[WinkDing wink]]''" She also has a tendency to wear nothing less revealing than a tank top, and it took her about three episodes to tease taking her top off.
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* HehHehYouSaidX: There's an invention that's designed to make seats belts more comfortable for people's chests. It's called the "Tiddy Bear". Yeah. Chuck Nice puts it best:
-->"Best thing about the Tiddy Bear? The name!"
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* EmbarrassingAdGig: One clip has Leif Garrett in his younger days doing a dance number in a potato sticks commercial. Danny Bonaduce reassures him that others have done their own embarrassing commercials; cut to Bonaduce in a fake ad for an aphrodisiac called "Tiger Penis".

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* EmbarrassingAdGig: One clip from "Performers 12" has Leif Garrett in his younger days doing a dance number in a potato sticks commercial. Danny Bonaduce reassures him that others have done their own embarrassing commercials; cut to Bonaduce in a fake ad for an aphrodisiac called "Tiger Penis".
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-->'''Brad:''' You're scared of the bear, but the creepy old guy doesn't worry you?
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** And then there's Miss Hannah, from one of the "Performers" clips, for her [[BuxomBeautyStandard buxom figure]] that [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer even Judy Gold silently approved.]]

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** And then there's Miss Hannah, Hannah Minx, from one of the "Performers" clips, for her [[BuxomBeautyStandard buxom figure]] that [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer even Judy Gold silently approved.]]
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-->'''The Greg Wilson:''' I know she's talking about her ''kuchi''[[note]]"mouth"[[/note]], but I can't stop looking at those boobies.

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-->'''The Greg Wilson:''' I know she's talking about her ''kuchi''[[note]]"mouth"[[/note]], ''kuchi,'' but I can't stop looking at those boobies.
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-->'''The Greg Wilson:''' I know she's talking about her ''kuchi,'' but I can't stop looking at those boobies.

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-->'''The Greg Wilson:''' I know she's talking about her ''kuchi,'' ''kuchi''[[note]]"mouth"[[/note]], but I can't stop looking at those boobies.
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** This warning is frequently used in the "Daredevils" episodes, for obvious reasons.

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** This warning is frequently used in the "Daredevils" "Daredevils/Thrillseekers" episodes, for obvious reasons.
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--->'''The Greg Wilson:''' I know she's talking about her ''kuchi,'' but I can't stop looking at those boobies.

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--->'''The -->'''The Greg Wilson:''' I know she's talking about her ''kuchi,'' but I can't stop looking at those boobies.
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* DistractedByTheSexy: Pretty much how most of the commentators reacted to Miss Hannah Minx in "Performers 13".
--->'''The Greg Wilson:''' I know she's talking about her ''kuchi,'' but I can't stop looking at those boobies.
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** While it holds true almost all the time for other iterations (Partiers, Drivers, Criminals/Outlaws, Daredevils/Thrillseekers, etc.), "World's Dumbest Performers" tends to feature people who aren't really doing something dumb... just making an embarrassing mistake that could happen to anyone.

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** While it holds true almost all the time for other iterations (Partiers, Drivers, Drivers/Motorheads, Criminals/Outlaws, Daredevils/Thrillseekers, etc.), "World's Dumbest Performers" tends to feature people who aren't really doing something dumb... just making an embarrassing mistake that could happen to anyone.
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* StupidCrooks: The original reason for the show's existence. Any episode labelled as "Criminals" (or later, "Outlaws") are entirely these people.

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* StupidCrooks: The original reason for the show's existence. Any episode labelled as "Criminals" (or later, "Outlaws") are entirely these people. What's even more is that it currently provides the page image.
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** In terms of physical abuse, Danny Bonnaduce was the one most likely to ill-advisedly re-enact various record-breaking attempts and/or stunts.
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* IWillShowYouX: Kevin [=McCaffrey=] discusses such a thing in "Criminals 20" when a man who got stuck in the window of a Russian news kiosk trying to steal things says this line to the cops about to take him in.

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* IWillShowYouX: Kevin [=McCaffrey=] discusses such a thing in "Criminals 20" when a man who got stuck in the window of a Russian news kiosk trying to steal things cigarettes says this line to the cops about to take him in.



'''Kevin:''' He actually says to the officers "Struggling? I'll show you struggling!". It's like, nooo, we ''saw'' you struggling. That's actually why we're here.

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'''Kevin:''' He actually says to the officers "Struggling? I'll show you struggling!". It's like, nooo, [''footage of the thief's dumb ass stuck in the window''] we ''saw'' you struggling. That's actually why we're here.
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* IWillShowYouX: Kevin [=McCaffrey=] discusses such a thing in "Criminals 20" when a man who got stuck in the window of a Russian news kiosk trying to steal things says this line to the cops about to take him in.
-->'''Officer:''' Don't struggle.\\
'''Thief:''' I'll show you struggling...\\
'''Kevin:''' He actually says to the officers "Struggling? I'll show you struggling!". It's like, nooo, we ''saw'' you struggling. That's actually why we're here.

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